Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was frightened by Russia's response to the use of Western long-range missiles against it.
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry made this statement on November 22 at a press conference following a joint meeting of the boards of the Russian and Belarusian Foreign Ministries.
The minister's words are quoted by TASS .
What Lavrov said about Zelensky's fear
Yesterday, Russia, in response to the use of Western long-range missiles against it, launched a combined strike on a Ukrainian defense industry facility.
As part of the response, a test of the new medium-range hypersonic missile "Oreshnik" was conducted.
In connection with this, Zelensky published a statement on his Telegram channel in which he accused Ukraine's partners of not responding properly.
Commenting on the reaction of the Ukrainian president, Lavrov said that he was scared.
As I understand it, Zelensky got scared, said the head of Russian diplomacy.
For reference
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is a Russian statesman and political figure, Soviet and Russian diplomat, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation since March 9, 2004.
